Blessings in Disguise
Aaah, a favorite comment of my mother’s as she tried to teach the lessons of life to those who just had to do it themselves. :)
"Calamities can bring growth and Enlightenment!"
He explained it thus: "Each day a bird would shelter in the withered branches of a tree that stood in the middle of a vast, deserted plain. One day a whirlwind uprooted the tree, forcing the poor bird to fly a hundred miles in search of shelter -- till it finally came to a forest of fruit-laden trees." He concluded: "If the withered tree had survived, nothing would have induced the bird to give up its security and fly."
~ Anthony de Mello, SJ
~ Anthony de Mello, SJ
